Parents should develop trusting relationships with their children in order to prevent and detect child abuse, says Genitta Pascal, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Lucia. It was reported in the media that police officers with responsibility for handling sexual assault cases from the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint …

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Parents should develop trusting relationships with their children in order to prevent and detect child abuse, says Genitta Pascal, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Lucia. It was reported in the media that police officers with responsibility for handling sexual assault cases from the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint …

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The Caribbean is relying on heads of government – and journalists – to help prevent and treat non communicable diseases, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. I had the privilege of attending a media workshop in Barbados earlier this month (5-6 August) at which the Pan American Health Organization undertook …

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The Caribbean is relying on heads of government – and journalists – to help prevent and treat non communicable diseases, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. I had the privilege of attending a media workshop in Barbados earlier this month (5-6 August) at which the Pan American Health Organization undertook …

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Guyana celebrated its first International Youth Day with a rally and march, as well as the launch of a United Nations campaign to raise awareness about the earth’s growing population. Mark Ross, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent and one of the organisers of the festivities, reports. August 12 every year is observed around the world as International …

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Guyana celebrated its first International Youth Day with a rally and march, as well as the launch of a United Nations campaign to raise awareness about the earth’s growing population. Mark Ross, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent and one of the organisers of the festivities, reports. August 12 every year is observed around the world as International …

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Non-communicable diseases kill more than 34 million people globally and account for three quarters of all deaths in the Caribbean. Yet, with simple improvements in diet and exercise and properly resourced treatment, millions of lives could be saved. Keresa Arnold, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, Kingston, reports. Young persons should play a greater role in the …

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Non-communicable diseases kill more than 34 million people globally and account for three quarters of all deaths in the Caribbean. Yet, with simple improvements in diet and exercise and properly resourced treatment, millions of lives could be saved. Keresa Arnold, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, Kingston, reports. Young persons should play a greater role in the …

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Young people need to be recognized by policymakers as equal and valuable partners in decision making, not simply as subordinates, writes Meeckel Beecher, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. Youth mainstreaming has become a buzz term in Jamaica and many other countries across the world. Possibly because of the recent youth uprising in the Middle East, Asia …

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Young people need to be recognized by policymakers as equal and valuable partners in decision making, not simply as subordinates, writes Meeckel Beecher, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. Youth mainstreaming has become a buzz term in Jamaica and many other countries across the world. Possibly because of the recent youth uprising in the Middle East, Asia …

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